Laparoscopic cholecystectomy involves removal of gallbladder through small incision ports resulting in faster recovery. Small incisions are less painful and hence local anesthesis administered can be effective for pain management. This local anesthetic can be administered either within abdominal cavity or at sit of small incisions.
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Post opestive pain score
Timeframe: This will be measured using Visual Analog score upon arrival at post anesthesia care unit labelled as Time 0 then at time intervals 3h,6h, 12h and 24 hours post operatively
Rescue analgesia demand
Timeframe: This will be the number of patients requiring resuce analgesia in 24h post operative period. Rescue analgesia will be administered if VAS score >4
Nimrah Iqbal Prinicpal Investigator, MBBS